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UK MP Calls to Sack Bahrain's Woman Prison Boss Mariam Al-Bardoli, "Daily Mail" Newspaper Dubs her "Beast of Bahrain"
2019-03-23
A Lib Dem peer has called to sack woman prison boss Lientenant Colonel Mariam Al-Bardoli after she beat up inmate Hajar Mansour after her son-in-law activist Ahmad Al-Wadaie spoke in UK Parliament to highlight brutality in country's prisons.
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HRW Director Writes: F1 and "Racing to Repression in Bahrain"
2019-03-23
Human Rights Watch published on its website an article to Minky Worden, Director of Global Initiatives, in which she criticized holding Formula One race in Bahrain amid ignorance of blatant human rights violations in Bahrain, which some of them are related to the same sport.
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HRW Calls to Pressure on FIA to Prevent F1 from Ignoring HR Violations in Bahrain
2019-03-23
Human Rights Watch (HRW) said that the Formula One Group disregards its human rights commitments and overlooks grave rights abuses in Bahrain, stressing that some of the abuses appear to be directly related to Formula One's activities in the country.
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Editorial: Who Should We Get Angry at?
2019-03-23
Amid heaps of worries and hardships faced by Bahrainis, and the series of piled up bad news, Bahrainis were hit by the announcement that the House of Representatives approved on March 19, 201), the deduction of 230 million BD from the Unemployment Fund to finance the voluntary retirement program.
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On Int'l Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination SALAM Says: Bahraini Gov't Should Respect UNDRIP
2019-03-22
SALAM for Democracy and Human Rights said that the systematic racial discrimination is practiced in Bahrain against many social sectors and components, including Shia citizens.
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Bahrainis Face New System of Repression which Saudi Ambassador Take Part in: Baqer Darwish
2019-03-22
President of Bahrain Forum for Human Rights Baqer Darwish commented on a report published by Bahrain Mirror regarding the interference of Saudi ambassador in supporting the treason campaign and calling for oppressing Bahrainis who expressed their views on the dire situation in their country and their criticism on bringing teachers from Saudi Arabia instead of hiring Bahraini unemployed teachers.
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Sunni Endowments Announce Muezzin Job Vacancy, Says Priority for Unemployed and Retirees
2019-03-22
The Sunni Endowment Department of the Ministry of Justice announced a number of job vacancies for the Muezzin job.
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Trial of Political Detainees Accused of Putting Locally Made Bomb on King Fahd Causeway in 2013 Commences
2019-03-22
A Bahraini court started considering a case of 3 political detainees accused of putting a locally made bomb on King Fahd Causeway in 2013, according to the authorities narrative.
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Court Upholds 7-Year Jail Term against 3 Detainees over Charge of Attempting to Murder Policeman in Diraz
2019-03-22
The High Appeals Court upheld 7-year jail term against two political detainees convicted, along with a third defendant, of attempting to murder a policeman at Diraz entrance.
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US State Department Failed, Its Report on Bahrain Omitted Several Violations: ADHRB
2019-03-22
Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) said that the US State Department largely failed to address human rights violations in Bahrain.
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Amnesty: Silence of Bahrain's Key Allies Plays No Small Part in Unchecked Pattern of Repression
2019-03-22
Amnesty International considered that "Ebrahim Sharif's trial and sentencing is simply the latest development in the Bahraini authorities' sustained repression against their own citizens." It said that Bahrainis are being made to pay a hefty price for simply expressing their views.
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Financing Voluntary Retirement from Unemployment Fund to be Passed after Approval of Shura Council Services Committee
2019-03-22
The Shura Council Services Committee approved the bill submitted by the government to fund "voluntary retirement" from the Unemployment Fund and referred it for voting.
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178 Corruption Cases Referred by NAO to Prosecution during 5 Years, 129 Closed: Minister
2019-03-22
Bahrain's Minister of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments Khalid bin Ali Al Khalifa said that the number of corruption cases filed by the Financial and Administrative National Audit Office, which the Public Prosecution has began investigating, has reached 178 in the past five years, 129 of which have been closed.
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Bahrain Gov’t Plans on Collecting 1 Billion and 100 Million in Taxes and Duties
2019-03-22
“Once you pop, you can’t stop”: This Pringles advertised slogan applies to what the Bahraini government is doing to its citizens. The pockets of Bahrainis have been popped and devoured in the name of taxes and duties and the authorities don’t seem willing to stop anytime soon, as the government plans on collecting one billion and 100 million in two years.
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Bahrain Muslim Brotherhood Elects New Leadership Despite Gov’t Joining Alliance Classifying Group as Terrorist Organization
2019-03-22
The General Assembly of the Islamic Tribune Society Al-Menbar (Muslim Brotherhood) elected a new chairman for the Bahraini organization on Wednesday (March 20, 2019), although Bahrain joined an Arab alliance that classifies the Brotherhood as a terrorist organization.
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Targeting and Arresting Athletes in Bahrain Strongly Return: BCHR
2019-03-21
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) expressed its deep concern over the continued targeting of athletes by the Bahraini authorities, and their ill-treatment.
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Four Israeli Speakers Take Part in Entrepreneurship Forum
2019-03-21
Four Israeli speakers are expected to take part in a conference organized by the Bahraini authorities in Manama amid government's rush towards normalizing its relations with the Israeli entity.
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Former MP Ibrahim BouSandal: Gov’t Sweeping Dirt under the Rug
2019-03-21
A wave of popular discontent among Bahraini citizens struck after the House of Representatives passed a legal amendment allowing the government to put its hand on the Unemployment Insurance Fund to finance the voluntary retirement program.
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Bahrain Central Bank Cuts One-Month Deposit Rate
2019-03-21
Bahrain's central bank said it cut its one-month deposit rate to 3.10% from 3.25% on Wednesday, but kept rates for overnight and one-week deposit facilities unchanged.
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Khalifa bin Salman Issues Edict Amending Real Estate Registration Provision
2019-03-21
Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa issued edict 4/2019 amending some provisions of the Real Estate Registration executive by-law issued in law 13/2013 of edict 10/2016.